T.J. Yates wants an opportunity somewhere

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After leading the Texans to their first-ever playoff victory when Matt Schaub went down in 2011, quarterback T. J. Yates has played sparingly since. He replaced the injured Schaub against the Rams this season and threw a pick-six interception, after which then coach Gary Kubiak promoted No. 3 quarterback Case Keenum to the starting job. Yates hasn’t gotten in a game since.

“It’s uncertainty, that’s all I really know right now,” he said when asked what his future holds. “There’s going to be a new coach. I’ll just take it from there. I don’t know what the future holds for anybody, let alone me. But I’m a competitor. I want a chance to compete and play in this league. I know I can play at a high level. I just want that opportunity somewhere.”

Neither Schaub nor Keenum, who sat out the last two games with a sprained thumb, made themselves available to the media Monday.